"The victory of Otto Walker of Oakland is very gratifying," said Bob Sayre, California Distributor for Harley-Davidson, "especially so because Walker is a California boy. His time was remarkable. Barney Oldfield, in the auto race March 17, 1915, made the distance non-stop in 4:24:09 2/5, less than 8 seconds faster than Walker. As Walker had to make three stops for Gasoline and Oil and two for plugs, his running time was much faster than that of Oldfield.
(Motorcycling, April 5th, 1915)
at Venice, California, April 4th, 1915. Time: 4:24:17 1/5.
